Models: Criteria: I liked how each flyer grabbed my attention whether it was the colors, the large print, or the big pictures. In the first flyer, I think the large print really grabs your attention. The background helps the print to stand out as well (good contrast). There is repetition in the color of the subtitles and similar information is grouped together (good proximity). In the second flyer, I thought the contrast was great. The black title on white and then the white information on black really makes the words stand out. There is also great alignment along the left side of the flyer. I thought the contrast was good in the third as well. I really liked how they bordered the information with the big instruments. Overall, I thought it was good how obvious the flyers were; someone looking at them would be able to tell right away what the flyer was about. Another thing I noticed was how most flyers don't have a ton of writing on them, just enough to get the point across. I also liked how each gave an e-mail address or a web-site where people could go to learn more about whatever the event was. My Flyer for Freshman:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 1: College can be tremendously overwhelming as a freshman. A ton of information is thrown at students, and it can be hard to remember what resources are offered to students around campus. Even if freshmen have heard about different resources, it can be hard to find more information about it if you don't know where to look. Also, as freshmen, it can be hard to adjust to classes. Most courses are completely different from high school classes, which can cause students to fall behind. This is why I thought a flyer from on-campus math tutoring would be excellent for freshmen. It tells them that there is tutoring on campus, that it is free, and where to find more information.
Looking at my models, the things that I chose to imitate were a large title, contrast, and alignment. The large title in each of my models really catches a person's attention, and lets them know exactly what the flyer is for. I loke how the models, the second in particular, had contrast between the text and the background which made the information pop. I also thought alignment was important because it gives it a more professional look. In my own flyer, I also used large print in my bold, red and yellow title, contrast between the white text and the dark gray background, and alignment for all of my information. I also added the shapes with snippets of information that highlighted some of the facts I was trying to get across. I also made sure not to put too many words on the flyer so it was as easy to read as possible.
Genre 2: Magazine Article
Models: Criteria: I thought these were good magazine articles because they captured your attention with the large titles and the pictures. The titles are in different colors than the background which makes it pop (good contrast), and each column of the article is aligned so it looks neat and organized. In the third article, I really liked how they put a quote in the purple rectangle to make it stand out; I thought it was very effective. My Article for Faculty:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 2: Just like their students, teachers help each other with projects and ideas for the classroom. One way they might do this is to go to a teaching magazine and see what other teachers might have to say or to see what's new in the world of education. Magazines provide a different way of gaining information in addition to books and the internet. They usually contain interviews and pictures to make the articles more visual and personal, and I thought this would be a great genre to do for a fellow faculty member.
From my models, I chose to imitate using a bold title, at least one picture, and the alignment. In particular, I used the idea of a quotation box from the third model because it really makes that quote stand out and gives it importance. Just like in my flyers, I used a bold title to make it stand out, but I also used a section header (News in Mathematics) even though it wasn't shown in my models because I thought it added some color and it makes it obvious what kind of article it will be. My picture in the middle adds color as well as a visual for the readers to look at. I noticed in the model articles, that for the most part, both the left and the right sides of the columns were aligned, which I imitated in my own article.
Genre 3: Business Letter
Models:
Criteria: Though I find it hard to critique a business letter, I feel that each of these examples looks and sounds professional, mainly because the alignment is great. They all follow a pattern to of introduction, the body of your letter, followed by a conclusion of some sort. What did interest me was the tone in each letter and how different they were, especially between the second and third. The second seemed very professional and rather curt, while the third talked about passion with a more persuasive tone. My Letter to a Future Employer:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 3: Business letters are very professional, which is what someone should be when applying for a position. Since our genre for the third part was for a potential employer, I thought a business letter would be perfect to convey my information. From looking at my models, I noticed there were several different structures a person could use when writing a business letter, but I chose to use the structure used in model 1 and model 2 because I thought the alignment made it more professional. I also noticed that each body of the letter followed a loose structure as well, which I thought worked very well. The first paragraph was an introduction of who you were, followed by a paragraph (or two) of the main points you want to convey. It finishes with a conclusion. I imitated this structure because I thought it expressed the information of the letter in a completely organized manner, and the reader could follow very smoothly.
EAR Final Draft
Genre 1: Flyer
Models:
Criteria: I liked how each flyer grabbed my attention whether it was the colors, the large print, or the big pictures. In the first flyer, I think the large print really grabs your attention. The background helps the print to stand out as well (good contrast). There is repetition in the color of the subtitles and similar information is grouped together (good proximity). In the second flyer, I thought the contrast was great. The black title on white and then the white information on black really makes the words stand out. There is also great alignment along the left side of the flyer. I thought the contrast was good in the third as well. I really liked how they bordered the information with the big instruments. Overall, I thought it was good how obvious the flyers were; someone looking at them would be able to tell right away what the flyer was about. Another thing I noticed was how most flyers don't have a ton of writing on them, just enough to get the point across. I also liked how each gave an e-mail address or a web-site where people could go to learn more about whatever the event was.
My Flyer for Freshman:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 1: College can be tremendously overwhelming as a freshman. A ton of information is thrown at students, and it can be hard to remember what resources are offered to students around campus. Even if freshmen have heard about different resources, it can be hard to find more information about it if you don't know where to look. Also, as freshmen, it can be hard to adjust to classes. Most courses are completely different from high school classes, which can cause students to fall behind. This is why I thought a flyer from on-campus math tutoring would be excellent for freshmen. It tells them that there is tutoring on campus, that it is free, and where to find more information.
Looking at my models, the things that I chose to imitate were a large title, contrast, and alignment. The large title in each of my models really catches a person's attention, and lets them know exactly what the flyer is for. I loke how the models, the second in particular, had contrast between the text and the background which made the information pop. I also thought alignment was important because it gives it a more professional look. In my own flyer, I also used large print in my bold, red and yellow title, contrast between the white text and the dark gray background, and alignment for all of my information. I also added the shapes with snippets of information that highlighted some of the facts I was trying to get across. I also made sure not to put too many words on the flyer so it was as easy to read as possible.
Genre 2: Magazine Article
Models:
Criteria: I thought these were good magazine articles because they captured your attention with the large titles and the pictures. The titles are in different colors than the background which makes it pop (good contrast), and each column of the article is aligned so it looks neat and organized. In the third article, I really liked how they put a quote in the purple rectangle to make it stand out; I thought it was very effective.
My Article for Faculty:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 2: Just like their students, teachers help each other with projects and ideas for the classroom. One way they might do this is to go to a teaching magazine and see what other teachers might have to say or to see what's new in the world of education. Magazines provide a different way of gaining information in addition to books and the internet. They usually contain interviews and pictures to make the articles more visual and personal, and I thought this would be a great genre to do for a fellow faculty member.
From my models, I chose to imitate using a bold title, at least one picture, and the alignment. In particular, I used the idea of a quotation box from the third model because it really makes that quote stand out and gives it importance. Just like in my flyers, I used a bold title to make it stand out, but I also used a section header (News in Mathematics) even though it wasn't shown in my models because I thought it added some color and it makes it obvious what kind of article it will be. My picture in the middle adds color as well as a visual for the readers to look at. I noticed in the model articles, that for the most part, both the left and the right sides of the columns were aligned, which I imitated in my own article.
Genre 3: Business Letter
Models:My Letter to a Future Employer:
Final Reflections on EAR Part 3: Business letters are very professional, which is what someone should be when applying for a position. Since our genre for the third part was for a potential employer, I thought a business letter would be perfect to convey my information. From looking at my models, I noticed there were several different structures a person could use when writing a business letter, but I chose to use the structure used in model 1 and model 2 because I thought the alignment made it more professional. I also noticed that each body of the letter followed a loose structure as well, which I thought worked very well. The first paragraph was an introduction of who you were, followed by a paragraph (or two) of the main points you want to convey. It finishes with a conclusion. I imitated this structure because I thought it expressed the information of the letter in a completely organized manner, and the reader could follow very smoothly.
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